Union calls off strike over East Midlands Trains pension dispute

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The ASLEF union has called off two days of strike action as it approaches an agreement with East Midlands Trains over changes to the firm's scheme.

ASLEF had planned strikes on 23 and 25 June in response to EMT's attempts to reduce contributions to the defined benefit scheme. EMT originally proposed to cease the extra employee and employer ...

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